Cortney

Cortney: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “from Courtenay”
Origin: French
Say it: KORT-nee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (84% of all uses)

Variant spelling of Courtney, from an English surname of Norman French origin, taken from place names such as Courtenay. The place-name etymology is uncertain, so the exact literal meaning is not settled.

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How popular is Cortney?

20241.5 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Cortney in 20245

Peak year1990

Total US babies since 188020,089

Cortney is fading: recent use is about 33% of its level ten years before.

Names like Cortney

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Courtneyfrom Courtenay · French
Kourtneyfrom the court domain · French
Kortneyshort-nosed · French
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French

Cortney questions

What does the name Cortney mean?

Cortney means "from Courtenay". It comes from French. Variant spelling of Courtney, from an English surname of Norman French origin, taken from place names such as Courtenay. The place-name etymology is uncertain, so the exact literal meaning is not settled.

Is Cortney a boy or girl name?

Cortney is mainly a girl's name in US records (84% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Cortney?

5 US babies were named Cortney in 2024. Its peak year was 1990.

How do you pronounce Cortney?

Cortney is usually pronounced KORT-nee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.